<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Introduction</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Haema...<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Introduction</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Haematological profile of pregnant women provides vital information on physiological changes in pregnancy progress, outcome and possible maternal-foetal complications. The study assessed the haematological profile of pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methodology</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The cross-sectional study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi between July and September 2018 among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic. Study participant w</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">as</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> recruited on voluntary basis and study questionnaire and informed consent administered. Blood samples </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">are </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">collected and analysed using System</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">x haematology autoanalyser.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Result</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A total of 191 study participants comprised</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 141 pregnant women at different trimester stages and 50 non-pregnant. Mean haematocrit, haemgloblin, white blood count and platelet count of 35.8</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">9.0, 11.6</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1.6, 7.7</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">5.7, and 234.0</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">74.6 respectively.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Significant difference was observed between pregnant and non-pregnant women in neutrophil (0.016), mixed (eosinophil, basophil and monocyte, 0.05), lymphocyte (0.000), platelets (0.002) and RDWSD (0.025).</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Comparing haematological profile with trimester stages, significant association was observed with white blood cells count and mixed cell counts.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">reduction in mean white blood cells count and increased haemocrit</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">concentration with the trimester stages contradict patterns in other</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">similar studies. This further highlights the need for local data for early diagnosis of pregnancy-associated clinical conditions and management approach.展开更多
文摘<b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Introduction</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Haematological profile of pregnant women provides vital information on physiological changes in pregnancy progress, outcome and possible maternal-foetal complications. The study assessed the haematological profile of pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methodology</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The cross-sectional study was conducted at the antenatal clinic of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa Teaching Hospital, Bauchi between July and September 2018 among pregnant women attending the antenatal clinic. Study participant w</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">as</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> recruited on voluntary basis and study questionnaire and informed consent administered. Blood samples </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">are </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">collected and analysed using System</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">x haematology autoanalyser.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Result</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A total of 191 study participants comprised</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> of</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 141 pregnant women at different trimester stages and 50 non-pregnant. Mean haematocrit, haemgloblin, white blood count and platelet count of 35.8</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">9.0, 11.6</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1.6, 7.7</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">5.7, and 234.0</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">±</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">74.6 respectively.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Significant difference was observed between pregnant and non-pregnant women in neutrophil (0.016), mixed (eosinophil, basophil and monocyte, 0.05), lymphocyte (0.000), platelets (0.002) and RDWSD (0.025).</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Comparing haematological profile with trimester stages, significant association was observed with white blood cells count and mixed cell counts.</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">: </span></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">reduction in mean white blood cells count and increased haemocrit</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">concentration with the trimester stages contradict patterns in other</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:""> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">similar studies. This further highlights the need for local data for early diagnosis of pregnancy-associated clinical conditions and management approach.
